Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement (INCASE 2021): Innovation Leading to Industrialization [Hardcover]

This book presents the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement, INCASE 2021. It comprehensively reviews the state-of-the-arts in surface engineering related techniques and strategies, towards industrialization. The topics include Advances in Surface Engineering, Surface and sub-surface Characterisation, Surface Coatings and Modeling and Simulation. With the opportunities and challenges discussed, this book identifies the gaps between research and manufacturing. The innovative ideas presented promote technology adoption in industry, for the future of manufacturing.Analysis of the Surface Modification of Inconel 718 by Robot-guided Centrifugal Finishing and Vibratory Finishing.- Advanced Surface Processing of a High Strength Aluminum Alloy through Severe Plastic Deformation.- Vibratory Finishing of Laser Powder Bed Fused Stainless Steel 316 Internal Cooling Channels.- Rapid and Stable Plasma Transformation of Polyester Fabrics for Highly Efficient Oil-water Separation.- Influence of Wettability of Micro-nano Structured Lead Bronze on Friction Properties.- Effect of Ablative Layer Thickness on Laser Shock Peening Process Intensity.- Fatigue Strength Improvement Effect of AZ31 Alloy by Multi-stage Wet Blasting.

Dr. Yuefan Wei received her Ph.D from Nanyang Technological University, and continued her research career afterwards. In 2019, Dr. Wei joined the Department of Data-driven Surface Enhancement in Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre, A*STAR, as an advanced development scientist. Her research interests focus on surface engineering, materials and mechanical characterisation, corrosion behaviors of metal alloys, and electronics and devices for energy applications. To date, she has published more than 30 articles in academic and trade journals. Dr. Wei has taken lead in diverse projects to deliver innovative research and development solutions wil.